Drought in Zapata, Texas

Drought August 22, 2023 – August 31, 2023 · Zapata, Texas

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lack of persistent rain and hot to very hot temperatures allowed Extreme (D3) Drought to develop across all but the southern tip of Zapata County on August 22nd.

The wider storm

Lack of persistent rain, dry to very dry conditions and very hot temperatures allowed Extreme (D3) Drought to develop across most of Zapata and Jim Hogg Counties. Severe (D2) Drought expanded across much of the Rio Grande Valley and Brush Country and Brooks/Kenedy Ranches on August 22nd.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1121542. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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